CEO's Passion: Love by Mistake

Chapter 1690

Chapter 1690 Falling For Him All Over Again

“Well, there's nothing strange about that. He's a doctor, after all,” Natalie deliberately said.

Joyce didn't notice anything odd in Natalie's tone and continued, “Of course, that's not strange at all. What's strange is that when I was experiencing morning sickness, he not only poured me water but also brought me ginger candies. Why does he have ginger candies here?”

Natalie chuckled lightly.

What else could it be? It's specially prepared for you, Joyce.

However, Natalie didn't plan to say this outright, fearing it might scare Joyce. Content rights belong to NôvelDrama.Org.

“Maybe he just likes eating the candies himself,” Natalie said, feigning ignorance.

Joyce shook her head. “That's impossible. During the time I've been taking care of him, he has never eaten any snacks. So, it can't be something he likes to eat.”

“Well, I have no idea then.” Natalie shrugged.

Joyce lowered her eyelids and said, “Actually, none of these things matter. I can just treat them as his sudden whims, merely a fleeting interest. What I really find strange and can't help but care about is the call he made two days ago.”

“What's the call about?” Natalie asked seriously.

Joyce shook her head. “I don't know who he's talking to, but they mentioned me.”

“They mentioned you?” Natalie was surprised.

Joyce hummed in response. “That day, I was on my way from home to the hospital and happened to be outside his ward. I overheard him talking on the cell phone, and I heard him tell the person on the other end that he had fallen in love with me.”

“Well, there's nothing strange about that. He's a doctor, after all,” Natalie deliberately said.

At this point, Joyce suddenly let out a chuckle. “Nat, just listen to how ridiculous this sentence is—he actually told someone that he loves me.”

Natalie could hear the mockery and sadness in Joyce's tone. Natalie opened her mouth, seemingly wanting to say something. But in the end, Natalie said nothing at all.

Joyce didn't seem to mind Natalie's unusual behavior. After taking a deep breath, Joyce continued, “Actually, I know those words were deceptive. It's impossible. After all, if he truly loved me, how could he only realize it now, instead of falling in love with me long ago?”

“So, Joyce, you didn't take it seriously, did you?” Natalie asked.

Joyce nodded, “Of course, I didn't take it seriously. How could I possibly take it seriously? And how would I dare to? After all, I'm not a fool. I know what taking it seriously would mean. So, I just assumed that he said those words to trick me again and take revenge on the Rivers family.”

“Actually... Maybe it's not that bad,” Natalie said with a somewhat complicated expression.

Joyce didn't understand what Natalie meant, thinking that the latter was just telling her not to overthink and scare herself. Joyce laughed and said, “Although I didn't take his words seriously, he seemed to have taken them to heart. During this time, in order for me to give birth safely, he arranged for my hospital stay and other things, even telling me not to take care of him.”

“Did Stanley really do that?” Natalie exclaimed in surprise.

Joyce nodded, “He really did that. So during this time, I've been feeling uneasy and restless. I know he can't possibly fall in love with me, and he might be doing this to set me up in the future. But his acting is so convincing that I can't tell if he truly loves me or is just playing with me. Anyway, he's been extremely attentive to me lately, and sometimes I really think he loves me. So, Nat, do you know? I'm really scared.” Hearing that, Natalie asked with concern, “What are you afraid of?”

Joyce bit her lower lip. After a moment, she finally spoke. “I'm afraid that if this continues, I'll lose myself in his gentleness and fall in love with him again.”

Yes, that was right. His gentleness.

These days, Stanley's attitude and behavior toward Joyce could indeed be described as gentle.

After all, Stanley seemed like a cold and indifferent person, not someone who would show concern for Joyce. However, against all odds, he actually cared about her.

That was why Joyce said that during this period, he had been very gentle with her.

Even if this gentleness was fake, the actions of showing care for Joyce were genuine. Even though these actions might contain hidden schemes, she could still truly feel the warmth of being cared for.